Overview
Most AI videos look fake for the same few reasons: a face that changes between shots, packaging that warps, a voice that rushes, a camera that does whatever it likes. A better video model doesn’t fix any of them. They get fixed before you generate.
AI Video 101 is the method we use on every OpenDirector video, in the order we use it. You find the idea and write the script, check its pace by ear, plan every shot in a screenplay and watch it as a sketch film. Then you build the references that keep characters, products, places and props the same in every clip, and only then generate, edit and deliver.
Every lesson has a short video, real examples and a prompt you can copy into Claude, ChatGPT or OpenDirector. Take the modules in order, or jump to the one you need.
What’s inside
- Module 01 · Mental building blocksWhat images and video really are, and how the models that make them work.
- Module 02 · Script & screenplayWrite for AI. Plan every shot before you generate.
- Module 03 · Assets & consistencyCharacters, products, places and props that stay the same.
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ReadVisual styles Locked - Module 04 · Talking head videosOne talking head video, start to finish: the task, the character's first frame (from text, or from a reference image), breaking the script into clips, and the clips on Omni Flash, Seedance and Veo 3.1.
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ReadMake character - FirstFrame without giving reference Locked
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ReadGenerate videos: Veo 3.1 Locked - Module 05 · Street interview videosOne street interview, start to finish: the character, location, product and prop sheets, keyframes, reference to video, scenes, and the clips on Omni Flash and Seedance.▶ 1:35Character sheet LockedReadLocations Locked▶ 2:11Product images LockedReadProp sheet LockedReadKeyframe images Locked
ReadReference to video Locked - Module 06 · CGI videos and product revealsOne product reveal, start to finish: the storyboard, the product images, and the clips on Omni Flash and Seedance.
ReadStoryboard Locked▶ 2:11Product images Locked - Module 07 · Virtual try-onOne virtual try-on, start to finish: the storyboard, the character, location and product images, and the clips on Omni Flash and Seedance.ReadStoryboard Locked▶ 1:35Character sheet LockedReadLocations Locked▶ 2:11Product images Locked
- Module 08 · Common issues in image and video generationsWrong pronunciation, uneven pace, costs that climb with every regeneration, and how to fix them.
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ReadCosts that climb with every regeneration Locked - Module 09 · Capstone projectsFull projects, start to finish: a talking head, a podcast, a street interview, a CGI video and a virtual try-on.
- Module 10 · OpenDirector in ClaudeConnect OpenDirector to Claude and install the Video Suite plugin. The courses after this one start here.
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